The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Karachi

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
4754 Home Fire Kamila Shamsie 2017 British English
8026 Among The Believers V. S. Naipaul 1981 British English
9538 A Case Of Exploding Mangoes Mohammed Hanif 2008 Pakistani English
11543 Half The Sky Nicholas Kristof 2009 American English
12076 Basti Intizar Husain 1979 Pakistani Urdu
14946 Freedom At Midnight Dominique Lapierre, Larry Collins 1975 Multiple English
14983 The Great Partition Yasmin Khan 2007 British English
14983 The History And Culture Of The Indian People R. C. Majumdar Indian English
16532 Handbook Of The Birds Of India And Pakistan Salim Ali, S. Dillon Ripley 1968 Multiple English
17119 The Vintage Book Of Indian Writing 1947 1997 Salman Rushdie, Elizabeth J. West 1997 Multiple English
17119 From Plassey To Partition And After Sekhar Bandyopadhyay 2004 Indian English
17119 A Corner Of A Foreign Field Ramachandra Guha 2003 Indian English
17119 Midnight's Furies Nisid Hajari 2015 Unknown English
17119 The Pity Of Partition Ayesha Jalal 2013 English
17119 Partitions Amit Majmudar 2011 American English
17119 In The Deserts Of This Earth Uwe George 1983 German German
17119 The Tao Of Cricket Ashis Nandy 1989 Indian English